[PD] choosing your language at launch WAS: Japanese Pure Data book is out now.

Sat Mar 3 09:42:24 CET 2012

Hi Hans,

Sorry, I misread your instruction. It was for how to make ja.msg file
from ja.po file then to import it to Pd-extended0.43.app downloaded
from nightly build. (I thought I needed to build app by myself.)
Now, I can run Pd-extended0.43.1.app with Japanese UI. (see attached pic.)
This is amazing!
I can do fully checking.

BTW, this is just a suggestion about language mode.
If it is difficult to put language select pull-down menu in
preferences, how is about not including all the language files in po
folder of Pd-extended.app as default?
It means the default language is English and installing the other
language ~.msg files are optional. Users can download the language
~.msg file and put it in Pd-extended.app/Contents/resources/po folder
under the instruction as they want it. It is not difficult even for
non-geek people.
This is like OpenOffice language plug-in files style.
How do you think?

Best,

Sei Matsumura
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sei at low-tech-ism.com
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2012年3月2日9:48 Seiichiro MATSUMURA <sei at low-tech-ism.com>:
> Thank you for the precise instruction. I could trace this but could not make
> Pd-extended0.43.app in the end.
> I can run "pd" unix file in "pd-extended/src" folder and see ja.msg is
> working partly, not all functions are working correctly like Bang
> button object is missing, Vslider is missing, etc.
> I need to check all the Japanese translated menu and indication in all
> the properties windows.
> Do I have to do any other steps for building Pd-extended0.43.app?
>
> I already check "INSTALL.txt" in pd-extended folder and this article
> but could not accomplish it.
> http://puredata.info/docs/developer/BuildingPdExtended
>
> Best,
>
> Sei Matsumura
>
> ---
> sei at low-tech-ism.com
> ---
>
> 2012年2月25日6:56 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>:
>>
>> I was updating pd-extended.git, so I threw in the new Japanese
>> translation :-).  I'll be sure to update it one last time before the
>> final release, so you can test it in a real build.
>>
>> I'm all for choice with the language of the app, but it seems to me that
>> is something that the OS should handle.  So anyone who set their system
>> language to English will get Pd-extended in English.  For those who want
>> some mix of languages, then there is no standard technique that I know
>> of, and how you do it varies on each OS.  If someone wants to code this
>> for Pd-extended, patches are welcome.
>>
>> For the geeks, you can select the language easily when launching Pd from
>> the terminal.  This is what I do for testing the language support:
>>
>> $ export LANG=en
>> $ /usr/bin/pd-extended
>>
>>  or on Mac OS X:
>>
>> $ /Applications/Pd-extended/Contents/Resources/bin/pd
>>
>> You can see the supported languages in the po/ folder inside Pd.
>>
>> .hc
>>
>> On 02/23/2012 11:54 PM, Seiichiro MATSUMURA wrote:
>>> Thanks.
>>> I finished Transifex work in Japanese 100%. Then I was surprised my
>>> partly inputs of Transifex in middle of Feb. is already reflected in
>>> 0.43.1-beta 20120223.
>>>
>>> However, it seems working automatic depends on system language of OSX, now.
>>> I think it would be nice if users can select language mode in
>>> Preferences, for example like Audacity's language setting. Because
>>> many Japanese users (especially geeks) already get used to the general
>>> English menu and interfaces.
>>> Of course, Japanese interfaces is truly helpful for Japanese Pd newbies.
>>> So languages selectable is the ideal.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Sei Matsumura
>>> --
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>>> Seiichiro Matsumura
>>>
>>> sei at low-tech-ism.com
>>> http://low-tech-ism.com/
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>>> 2012/2/22 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>:
>>>> That's great! I wish I could read it.  I love the idea of including the interviews and the PdCon report, it shows the multidimensionality of Pd.  Its not just software, but the community behind it as well.
>>>>
>>>> To match this release, I think it would be nice to also have a complete Japanese translation of the Pd interface. To contribute, create an account on transifex and edit the Japanese translation in this webform:
>>>> https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/puredata/resource/templatepot/
>>>>
>>>> .hc
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 20, 2012, at 3:38 AM, Seiichiro MATSUMURA wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear list,
>>>>>
>>>>> The world first Japanese Pure Data book for sound programming will be
>>>>> published from BNN(Bug News Network) Inc. on 23rd Feb. 2012 in Japan.
>>>>> The title is "Pd Recipe Book -Sound Programming with Pure Data". This
>>>>> book is written for the programming newbies with the step by step type
>>>>> tutorials.
>>>>> If you know anybody who can read Japanese and hope to jump into the Pd
>>>>> world, please recommend this book.
>>>>>
>>>>> Web site (Japanese)
>>>>> "Pd Recipe Book -Sound Programming with Pure Data"
>>>>> http://www.bnn.co.jp/books/title_index/web/pd_recipe_book_pure_data.html#more
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope this become the starting point to spread Pd in Japan.
>>>>>
>>>>> best wishes,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sei Matsumura
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> __/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/
>>>>> Seiichiro Matsumura, Ph.D.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tokyo University of Technology
>>>>> School of Design
>>>>> Associate Professor
>>>>>
>>>>> http://low-tech-ism.com/
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